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STORY BY 

Edna Groff Deihl 

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PUBLISHED BY 

SAM’L GABRIEL SONS & COMPANY 

NEW YORK 














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“The Little Dog That Would 
Not Wag His Tail” 

“The Little Kitten That Would 
Not Wash Its Face” 

“The Teddy Bear That Prowled 
at Night” 

“The Little Chick That 
Would Not Go To Bed” 

“My Twin Puppies” 

“My Twin Kitties” 



Copyrighted 

1924 

Sam’l Gabriel Sons & Company 

MAY “3 *24 


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Once upon a time two little puppies were born 
on the very same day. Of course that made them 
twins ! One day when they were quite small, 
Jimmy’s father brought them home in a big 
basket. Their backs were turned to each other. 
One big, black eye was sticking out over one side 
of the basket, and two saucy brown ones over 
the other side. 



“Oh, Daddy!” was all Jimmy could say. 

“What shall we name them?” asked Daddy, 
after he had laid the doggies on a pretty green 
cushion by the fireplace. Jimmy turned his blue 
eyes way up. He was trying to think. 



In the next yard a little girl was blowing 
bubbles. The bubbles shown like the puppies’ 
eyes. “Let’s call the BROWN ONE BUBBLES !” 
he said suddenly. “Fine!” answered Daddy. 



Then he left his seat in the big arm-chair. The 
black-eyed puppy had gotten off his cushion, and 
was trying to chew Jimmy’s shoe! “Go back to 
your cushion!” he commanded, “You’ll make a 
lot of trouble, I can see!” “Oh, Daddy!” shouted 
Jimmy. “Let’s call him TROUBLES !” 



One evening Daddy came home with a package. 
“Is it mine?” asked Jimmy. “It is for your twins,” 
said Daddy. 

When Jimmy opened it, two nice, new collars 
fell out! On one was a silve-r plate with 
TROUBLES. On the other a silver plate with 
BUBBLES. 



Soon the puppies were very well trained. Every 
morning Jimmy took them walking. He walked 
in the middle.. Troubles stayed on the outside, 
while Bubbles was on the inside. They never 
got out of line. 



But one morning, before Jimmy could turn, 
they ran wildly across the street, barking furi¬ 
ously ! There on the other side was A BIG BLACK 
CAT! Such a noise as they made! “Bow, Wow, 
Bow, Wow, Bow, Wow! Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo! 
Bow-wow!’ ’ 




Suddenly the big, black cat arched her back 
and hissed at them ! “Meow! Meow! Meow! 
Meow! P-f-f-f-f-f-f-f!” 

Jimmy laughed and laughed when the twins 
ran back pell-mell 1 He knew they were afraid. 
“Fall in line!” he said, sternly. Then they marched 
on down the street. 



One day Jimmy decided to be a circus man. 
“I will have trained dogs !” he said. 

Daddy taught him some tricks. First they 
got a big barrel-hoop. Troubles and Bubbles 
did not want to jump through it at first, but 
soon they learned how. Then they thought it 
heaps of fun. 



Soon they could do lots of tricks. They sat up 
and begged. Bubbles could not hold his front 
paws as gracefully as Troubles. 

It was so hard to teach them to walk ! Bubbles 
seemed to be bow-legged, and Troubles pigeon- 
toed, but at last they succeeded in taking ten 
steps at a time. 



And how beautifully they sang after a few les¬ 
sons ! Troubles sang high and Bubbles sang low. 

But best of all they loved to play dead ! They 
lay so still when Jimmy covered them with an 
old shawl, that sometimes it frightened him! 




Then Jimmy had a birthday. His father said 
he might have a circus in the garage! They 
trimmed it with flags and bunting, and fixed up 
some soap boxes for a stage. Jimmy was so 
thankful for such a nice father, that he gave him 
a BIG HUG! 





At last it was time for the circus. All the boys 
and girls in the neighborhood came. Jimmy 
charged a penny admission. He wanted to buy a 
gift for the little lame boy who lived in the alley. 
He let him come in without paying anything. 




When the children were all in the garage Jimmy 
closed the doors. Then he went to get the per¬ 
formers. THEY WERE GONE ! Jimmy looked 
and looked but he could not find them. His 
father looked and looked, but he could not find 
them! His mother looked and looked, but she 
could not find them! The children looked and 
looked but they could not find them! 





Jimmy felt like crying, but he didn’t! Instead 
he gave back a penny to each girl and boy who 
had come to the circus. They all went home! 
Only the little lame boy from the alley stayed. 
He and Jimmy sat on the garage steps with their 
faces in their hands and their elbows on their 
knees. They were thinking. 



“Yip ! Yip ! Yip ! Yip !—Yip !—Yip!” 

Jimmy looked at the lame boy. The lame 
boy looked at Jimmy ! “Where are they?” asked 
Jimmy. “It sounds as if they’re in the garage,” 
answered the lame boy. But when they got into 
the garage it was EMPTY and VERY QUIET ! 



Once more they went out and sat on the steps. 
Soon they heard the crying noise again. Jimmy 
called his father. Then they all listened. 

“Yip ! Yip ! Yip ! Yip !—Yip !—Yip !” 



It came from the corner where the automobile 
stood. But when they went in to the car it was 
EMPTY. Jimmy’s father was as much puzzled 
as the boys. Soon they heard it again. “Yip! 
Yip ! Yip ! Yip !’’ It was very weak. 

Suddenly F ather laughed! Then he lifted up 
the big front seat! 





Huddled in the corner, frightened out of their 
wits were the puppies! He lifted them out by 
the back of their necks and placed them on the 
hood. “You scamps!” he said, “You hid in 
there while I was getting some tools, and I shut 
you in because I did not see you I” 



Soon the children heard that the circus dogs 
were found ! They came rushing back with their 
pennies! In a few minutes the garage was as 
noisy as THE BIG TENT! Such clapping! 
Such shouting ! Such barking ! 




When it was all over the children went home. 
The little lame boy got his present. The puppies 
had a good supper. Then Jimmy took them for a 
nice long walk. Across the street was THE BIG 
BLACK CAT! 




But the twins paid no attention to her. They 
were too happy and full and sleepy. 











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